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East Hampton Police Issue Facebook Phishing Scam Alert

authorStaff Writer on Nov 11, 2024

The East Hampton Town Police Department issued an alert on Monday morning about a phishing scam circulating on Facebook.

“There is a [Facebook] post circulating regarding a found 2-year-old child in East Hampton,” the post reads. “This is not real, please delete this post and do not share it. This is a phishing scam, posted in hopes to get clicks and possibly spread virus or hack your social media profile. Please delete and do not open or share the fake post.”

Phishing is defined as the practice of sending messages purporting to be from reputable sources intended to induce people to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

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